Who owns the social housing in Cambridge?
Cambridge has 13,913 social homes owned by 29 landlords: the council owns 7,562 (31 March 2025) and housing associations and other registered providers 6,351 (31 March 2026). The largest is Cambridge City Council with 7,562 (54%). Among the bigger landlords here, the share of tenants satisfied with the overall service in 2024/25 (each landlord's whole stock, not only Cambridge) ranges from 53.5% (London & Quadrant Housing Trust) to 81.7% (The Cambridge Housing Society); the council: 73.0%. England median: 71.8%. Source: Regulator of Social Housing, Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25.
Landlords in Cambridge
| Landlord | Homes here | Failing Decent Homes here* | Satisfied overall (TP01) | Not decent, whole stock (RP01) | Repairs on time (RP02) | Complaints per 1,000 (CH01) | Consumer grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge City Council council | 7,562 (54%) | — | 73.0% | 0.5% | 92.4% | 36.8 | C2 |
| bpha | 1,224 (9%) | 0 | 71.8% | 0.0% | 66.6% | 38.5 | C1 |
| The Cambridge Housing Society | 912 (7%) | 2 | 81.7% | 0.2% | 75.8% | 27.5 | C2 |
| Hundred Houses Society | 910 (7%) | 12 | 73.6% | 0.0% | 75.5% | 65.7 | not graded |
| Metropolitan Housing Trust | 788 (6%) | 92 | 67.7% | 2.9% | 83.4% | 115.7 | C2 |
| Sanctuary Housing Association | 511 (4%) | 0 | 63.9% | 0.2% | 69.6% | 114.0 | C1 |
| London & Quadrant Housing Trust | 351 (3%) | 0 | 53.5% | 1.6% | 71.1% | 125.5 | C2 |
| Clarion Housing Group | 328 (2%) | 0 | 63.7% | 0.6% | 76.3% | 52.7 | C2 |
| Peabody Trust | 300 (2%) | 0 | 58.7% | 0.1% | 73.5% | 65.7 | C2 |
| Places for People Group | 242 (2%) | 1 | 64.3% | 0.1% | 47.1% | 29.2 | C1 |
| Flagship Housing | 146 (1%) | 0 | 75.6% | 1.4% | 72.9% | 84.9 | not graded |
| The Riverside Group | 132 (1%) | 0 | 66.6% | 0.5% | 76.1% | 88.6 | not graded |
| Argyle Street Housing Co-operative | 84 (1%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Housing 21 | 81 (1%) | 0 | 89.8% | 0.0% | 97.3% | 12.9 | C1 |
| YMCA Trinity Group | 80 (1%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
9 more landlords
| Anchor Hanover Group | 71 (1%) | 0 | 86.1% | 0.0% | 78.5% | 46.0 | C3 |
| Origin Housing | 56 (0%) | 0 | 63.6% | 0.9% | 87.2% | 88.6 | not graded |
| Stonewater | 28 (0%) | 0 | 61.8% | 0.1% | 74.6% | 106.0 | C2 |
| Orwell Housing Association | 15 (0%) | 0 | 69.2% | 0.2% | 62.0% | 52.2 | not graded |
| The Papworth Trust | 14 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Home Group | 13 (0%) | 0 | 68.2% | 0.1% | 75.3% | 68.4 | C2 |
| Heylo Housing Registered Provider | 12 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
| Sparrow Shared Ownership | 11 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | C1* |
| Paradise Housing Co-operative | 11 (0%) | 0 | — | — | — | — | not graded |
* Housing associations only, homes in Cambridge (31 March 2026); councils report Decent Homes for their whole stock (RP01). Other columns cover each landlord's whole stock (TSM 2024/25). England medians: satisfied 71.8%, not decent 0.5%, repairs on time 82.5%, complaints 53.9 per 1,000. “—” means the landlord did not report this measure (landlords with fewer than 1,000 homes do not have to).
5 smaller landlords with fewer than 10 homes here (31 homes)
Orbit Group, The Mary Hatch Almshouses with Diamond Jubilee Cottages, Waters Almshouses, Hastoe Housing Association, Futures Housing Group
What the grades mean
The Regulator of Social Housing grades landlords on consumer standards (safety, repairs, complaints, tenant voice) from C1 (best) to C4 (serious failings). Grading started in April 2024, so many landlords have not been graded yet. 98% of the social homes in Cambridge belong to a landlord that reported Tenant Satisfaction Measures for 2024/25.
Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSM) are reported by each landlord for its whole stock (or its group), not for one area; survey methods differ and the regulator warns against direct comparison. Figures are for 2024/25, the latest published when this site was built.
Housing association homes are counted on 31 March 2026 (Statistical Data Return), council homes on 31 March 2025 (Live Table 116); the totals mix the two dates. Other areas in East of England.